I discovered I had a knack for editing when I was a university student. At a friend's recommendation, I applied for, and got, a position as an associate news editor at The Daily Texan, the official school newspaper at The University of Texas.

What I learned at the Texan, and from being edited myself at daily metro newspapers, came in handy when I helped launch two independent internet publications. I became the de facto editor of those sites because I had the most editing experience.